A wife, mom of 2 boys, a small-business owner, a 3rd-generation Baytown Native & Mexican-American building a stronger future for Baytown, Crosby, Highlands, Deer Park, La Porte, Pasadena, and Morgans Point.

Meet Desirée | Desirée Klaus for Texas House District 128

Desirée Klaus is a:
Mom & Wife
Small Business Owner
Community Advocate
25 yrs of volunteer service at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Baytown,TX.

Volunteer Monthly with
Baytown Area Democrats

Desiree Klaus is a third-generation Baytown native and Mexican-American. She has volunteered at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Baytown for 25 years. She is married and has two sons.

I know firsthand the challenges working families face because I’ve lived them safe schools, affordable childcare, and balancing work and family. I’m the founder of Let’s Vámonos Network, a small business community media platform I started in 2020 to support local businesses, civic engagement, and local voices. I’ve spent over 20 years in customer service and have worked in healthcare and the insurance industry, learning how to communicate, stay organized, and be accountable to the people I serve.

Texas State Representative Democratic Candidates | League of Women Voters of Houston | Houston, TX (Desiree Klaus)

I’m the founder of Let’s Vámonos Network, a small business community media platform I started in 2020 to support local businesses, civic engagement, and local voices. I’ve spent over 20 years in customer service and have worked in healthcare and the insurance industry, learning how to communicate, stay organized, and be accountable to the people I serve.

Desiree Klaus | TTV

Desiree Klaus is self-employed and the founder of Let’s Vámonos Network, a small-business community media platform. She has worked in customer service, health care, and insurance.

Desiree is self-employed and the founder of Let’s Vámonos Network, a small-business community media platform. She has worked in customer service, health care, and insurance.

2026 Texas General Election

Campuses need trained professionals dedicated to student behavior and crisis response. I will also fight to raise the minimum wage, expand the workforce, and create better jobs so families can build stability and opportunity within the district.

What I’ll Fight For
Workforce training tied to real jobs so residents can step into high-demand careers.
Support for small businesses through access to capital, coaching, and community partnerships.
Infrastructure investment that improves mobility, safety, and long-term local growth.
Stronger local hiring pipelines that help residents benefit from regional economic activity.
Economic opportunity for young people through job readiness, technical training, and mentorship.
Policies that value workers and strengthen family stability.

Jobs & Economy | Desirée Klaus for Texas House District 128

Plans to advocate for raising the minimum wage, expanding the workforce, and creating better jobs in District 128.

Supports workforce training for high-demand careers.

Supports small-business assistance through access to capital, coaching, and community partnerships.

Supports infrastructure investment to improve mobility, safety, and long-term local growth.

Supports local hiring pipelines and job-readiness, technical training, and mentorship opportunities for young people.

- Plans to advocate for raising the minimum wage, expanding the workforce, and creating better jobs in District 128.
- Supports workforce training for high-demand careers.
- Supports small-business assistance through access to capital, coaching, and community partnerships.
- Supports infrastructure investment to improve mobility, safety, and long-term local growth.
- Supports local hiring pipelines and job-readiness, technical training, and mentorship opportunities for young people.

Economy

As of July 22, 2026, Desiree Klaus’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

What I’ll Fight For
Lower prescription costs so families can afford the medicine they need.
Stronger access to neighborhood clinics and community-based care.
More preventive care so problems are caught early and treated sooner.
Mental health support that is available, timely, and treated like real healthcare.
Maternal and family health support for women, parents, and children.
Protection from surprise costs and coverage gaps that destabilize working families.

Affordable Healthcare | Desirée Klaus for Texas House District 128

Supports lowering prescription-drug costs.

Supports greater access to neighborhood clinics, community-based care, and preventive care.

Supports timely mental-health care and maternal and family health support.

Supports protections against surprise medical costs and gaps in health coverage.

- Supports lowering prescription-drug costs.
- Supports greater access to neighborhood clinics, community-based care, and preventive care.
- Supports timely mental-health care and maternal and family health support.
- Supports protections against surprise medical costs and gaps in health coverage.

Healthcare

Core message

Texas should invest in neighborhood public schools, student safety, teacher retention, and mental health support — not voucher schemes that drain resources from our classrooms.

Strong Schools. Safe Students. | Desirée Klaus for Texas House District 128

The two most important issues in District 128 are school safety and better jobs with higher wages. No child should go to school feeling unsafe, and no family should be working full time and still struggling to get by. I will build regulation that expands violence prevention in schools, with concise safety protocols, transparent reporting, and independent oversight when serious incidents occur. Principals should not be appointed campus behavior coordinators.

I will build regulation that expands violence prevention in schools, with concise safety protocols, transparent reporting, and independent oversight when serious incidents occur. Principals should not be appointed campus behavior coordinators.

Campuses need trained professionals dedicated to student behavior and crisis response.

What I’ll Fight For

Fully funded public schools so districts can meet student needs without constant cuts.
More classroom support including counselors, intervention staff, and student services.
Teacher recruitment and retention through better pay, respect, and real support.
Student safety systems that work with accountability, transparency, and prevention.
Mental health access so students are not left waiting for help.
Real family engagement so parents and community members have a seat at the table.

Supports investment in neighborhood public schools, student safety, teacher retention, and mental-health support, and opposes school voucher programs.

Proposes school violence-prevention regulations with safety protocols, transparent reporting, and independent oversight after serious incidents.

Opposes appointing principals as campus behavior coordinators and supports trained professionals for student behavior and crisis response.

Supports fully funding public schools so districts can meet student needs without cuts.

Supports additional classroom counselors, intervention staff, and student services.

Supports better pay and support for recruiting and retaining teachers.

Supports mental-health access for students and family engagement in schools.

- Supports investment in neighborhood public schools, student safety, teacher retention, and mental-health support, and opposes school voucher programs.
- Proposes school violence-prevention regulations with safety protocols, transparent reporting, and independent oversight after serious incidents.
- Opposes appointing principals as campus behavior coordinators and supports trained professionals for student behavior and crisis response.
- Supports fully funding public schools so districts can meet student needs without cuts.
- Supports additional classroom counselors, intervention staff, and student services.
- Supports better pay and support for recruiting and retaining teachers.
- Supports mental-health access for students and family engagement in schools.

Education

Energy & the Environment

Highlands, TX – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. Texas state house candidate, Desiree Klaus (district 128), has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the term limits convention pledge. Previously, candidates Tom Butler and Mike Wolfe signed the term limits pledge.

Strong Support in Texas HD-128 Race for Congressional Term Limits

Signed a pledge supporting congressional term limits.

- Signed a pledge supporting congressional term limits.

Voting & Elections

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Desirée is a digital media producer. She works for HCC, Jolt Action, Sesh Co Working, Latino Entrepreneurs Week and Black Entrepreneurs Week producing digital content. She previously worked at retail stores and restaurants; in marketing and customer service roles; in the home health industry; and as a licensed insurance agent.

Desiree Klaus's campaign for Texas State Representative, District 128 is her first entry into politics.

Supports small businesses through access to capital, coaching, and community partnerships.

Supports workforce training tied to real jobs to help residents step into high-demand careers.

Advocates for stronger local hiring pipelines to help residents benefit from regional economic activity.

Supports economic opportunity for young people through job readiness, technical training, and mentorship.

Supports lowering prescription costs so families can afford the medicine they need.

For Candidate Desiree Klaus on Issue healthcare:  
Aims to strengthen access to neighborhood clinics and community-based care.

Supports more preventive care to catch and treat health problems early.

Believes in providing mental health support that is available, timely, and treated as real healthcare.

Supports maternal and family health support for women, parents, and children.

Supports protection from surprise costs and coverage gaps that destabilize working families.

For Candidate Desiree Klaus on Issue education:  
Supports teacher recruitment and retention through better pay, respect, and real support.

Supports more classroom support, including counselors, intervention staff, and student services.

Supports fully funding public schools so districts can meet student needs without constant cuts.

For Candidate Desiree Klaus on Issue education:  
Advocates for student safety systems that prioritize accountability, transparency, and prevention.

Believes in real family engagement, ensuring parents and community members have a seat at the table in education.

Supports term limits for Congress by signing the term limits convention pledge.

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